Career Highlights

  • Pac-12 Champion- Team (2023)
  • Pac-12 Champion- Third Varsity Eight (2023)
  • NCAA Champion- Team (2023)
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)

As a Senior (2022-23) • NCAA Champion (Team) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Third Varsity Eight)

  • Rowed to a second-place finish in the 2 seat with the third varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic
  • Helped the third varsity eight (Fri AM, Sat AM) in the 7 seat and the second varsity four (Fri PM) boats in the stroke seat to top finishes at the Big-10 Invite 
  • Led the third varsity eight boat to a first-place finish over Cal in the 7 seat
  • Helped third varsity eight top SMU at the Pac-12 Challenge in the 7 seat
  • Aided team and third varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships as the 2 seat
  • Spare at the 2023 NCAA Championships

As a Junior (2021-22)

  • Did not race

As a Sophomore (2020-21)

  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll

As a Freshman (2019-20)

  • Most of season canceled

International Competition

  • Took bronze at the 2018 World Rowing Indoor Championships

Prior to Stanford

  • First at Mid-Atlantic Regional championship in the varsity coxed four in 2018 and varsity double in 2019
  • Placed fifth in the varsity double at the 2019 Youth National Championships
  • New Jersey swimming Group 2 state champions in 2019

Personal

  • Parents are Brian and Cindy McDonnell
  • Siblings are John and Molly
  • Father, Brian, played lacrosse at Boston College

Why Regan McDonnell Chose Stanford:

  • "Because it rocks."